keeping it together

Inventing
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Motivational

Choices

People tell you you can be anything you want when you grow up. But not every dream you have along the way will bring you satisfaction and happiness. Life changes, our experiences teach us things, and our perspectives change. Wherever your dreams take you, have fun along the way, because the end isn’t the most important—it’s how you lived.

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I’m baaack!

After a small break I’ve revised some strategies and am ready to get back to my blog. Nothing spectacularly earth-shattering emerged while away, just some new approaches that will hopefully pay off in the long run. What are you working on?

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Education/Teaching
Life Stuff
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Backup Plans for Dragons

Sometimes you can be prepared to slay a dragon, but sometimes the dragon still wins. This is why backups are good to have in place, because sometimes things don’t work out. Morale of today’s post: don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

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Life Stuff
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relationships

Lost and Found

My husband loses a lot of stuff, so we got tiles to keep track of it all. And it works great, until the battery dies. Some things just join the missing socks in the ether.

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41-50
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50. The things we do to keep going

My home study/office is littered with artwork all over the walls. I look up from my computer and get inspired by art, quotes, and posters. I let my mind wander a little looking at all the abstract, a brief respite from work. Then it’s back to work. In my classroom I don’t have a lot […]

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Down to Business Blog
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49. Keeping everything in line

Staying on top of things is important, and it keeps you from feeling overwhelmed later on. For example, this summer I hashed out my outline schedule for what the first few months of school would be. So when I went back, I knew what papers to pull, and what things to copy. That way, I […]

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